Epic Mom Fail

Not in a bad sense, but in hind sight, I could of handled the situation a whole lot better than I did.

STORY TIME!

Yesterday morning was like every other. I got up an hour before everyone else, got the kids clothes and lunches together, and then got them up and ready to start the day.

So me and their father brought them to school, and as usual he dropped me and 2 kids off, while he took the oldest to the middle school. Same as usual. nothing different….yet.

Now children 2 and 3 always go to the breakfast program. In this school it is encouraged that all children attend the program, so that no one child is singled out for not having breakfast that morning, and to give all children their best start to the day.

Side note: I don’t really understand why mine go, because they always have a full breakfast each morning before they go to school. I think it may be for the yogurt drinks.

Anyhow, today they decided to go together, 2 would wait with me until 3 came back down from putting his backpack in his locker and changing his sneakers. Mistake number 1. I foolishly said I would wait with 2 until 3 came back, which took forever.
so I told 2 to go on and that when 3 came down I would let him know that she was gone on to the cafeteria. Somewhere in between ok mom, and I love you, in my sleep deprived mind, I told 2 that I would wait for her to come out to give her one last hug before she went on to class. Mistake Number 2.

3 came down the hall as slowly as possible, talking to anyone who would make contact with him along the way. He is a very social animal and will befriend anyone willing to look his way.

By this time I should of already high tailed it out of the school, but oh no not me, foolishly as he walked by not noticing me at all or the fact that his sister had gone on without him, I had to call out to him to grab his attention to let him know that his sister was already gone in. Mistake Number 3. He couldn’t of cared less that I was wasting my morning standing in the main entrance to the school. He went on in and with 3 mins was out again and back on his merry way upstairs. Meanwhile, I am left standing there wondering where 2 is.

After everything was said and done, she comes skipping out of the cafeteria not taking notice that I was still standing there and I had to call out to her for her to come get her hug.

By the time I got out of the school, their father was wondering if I got lost. I sat in the van, and just shook my head in bewilderment as to how stunned I was to wait around for 2 kids who were perfectly fine. I could have been out of the school 20 minutes before I actually was, and out doing all the errands that I had to run yesterday.

MORAL OF THE STORY  

From now on, they get 1 hug each from me and sent on their merry ways for the day, and I high tail it out of there like a cat on a hot tin roof. I make my butt move it out before one of my lovely little angels can snag me into staying longer than I need to.
I love all 3 of my children with all of my heart, but I don’t need to be standing around a school entrance waiting on them all morning when I will be back there at 2:30 pm to pick them up.

Back to School

This year has to be one of the most interesting years for struggling to get everything together before the kids go back to school on Sept. 7th. I have 3 children in school, Grades 6, 2, and 1. This is the massive list of school supplies I had to pick up to have them prepared to go back to school.

1 Ruler
1 Protractor
1 Highlighter
1 Package of loose leaf paper
2 Binders (1 inch)
2 sets of headphones
2 packages of colouring leads
2 packages of plastic spoons
2 Packages of plastic straws
3 Pencil cases
3 Book Bags
3 Lunch Bags
4 Pairs of scissors
4 Pairs of Sneakers
5 packages of crayons (24 pack)
6 boxes of pencils
6 boxes of tissues
10 white erasers
10 Binder dividers
14 large glue sticks
24 Exercise Books (non coiled)
34 duo tangs

New clothing for each child because they are growing like I don’t know what. I did not buy excessive clothing just because I wanted them to have something new for the first day of school. They needed it. Sometime between June and now, my oldest managed to grow about 3 inches taller and out of ever single pair of pants he owned, and the same goes for my middle child. So not only did I have to buy one suit of new clothing for school, I basically had to outfit their wardrobes all over again, so they would have clothing that fit them. They aren’t going to get away with wear shorts all the time soon.
Also, somehow between June and now, every sock this house has managed to fly away. So I had to buy a pack of 10 pairs of socks each.

Now like a lot of you out there, I did not just pick up and go, and I certainly did not buy name brand where I didn’t have to. The whole of my shopping was done between Walmart, Rossy, and the Dollar store. Yes I broke myself buying everything my children need for the school year, and yes these next two weeks are going to be tight around here, but one thing is for sure….

I have so much GRATITUDE to be able to say this.

I am not complaining because I have 3 beautiful children who are able to go to school in September. We live in a Province and Country where it is safe for them to get an education. I was able to provided for my 3 beautiful children what they need to give them the best start of the new year. Just the thought that I am able to be here and have 3 children to take care of and provide for makes me grateful for this life.

I am so lucky that I can send my children to a school where I know the teachers and staff, and I can trust that my children are taken care of from the moment I drop them off at the door, till the time I pick them up in the afternoon.

I appreciate everything the teacher do on a daily basis. They are the real MVPs here.
I certainly don’t look at it has the teachers fault for all the things my children need on the list for school. The Teachers are helping me mould my children into well behaved human beings and to be come the best that they can be. If that means 4 packs of crayons for one kid, then heck yeah. 16 exercise books, sure. It’s all for a great purpose.

And that’s my Thursday Rant. Have a great day everyone.